Board of Directors

The Alcohol, Cannabis and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996 constitutes the AGCO as a corporation without share capital and requires that it have a Board of Directors of at least five members. Board members are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, through Order-in-Council.

The Board is responsible for the overall governance of the AGCO and meets regularly. In exercising its governance functions, the Board sets goals and develops policy and strategic directions for the Commission to fulfill its mandate; this includes working with the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Management on regulatory, governance and corporate governance activities.

The list below reflects the members of the Board who served during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, including their original appointment dates.

Total per diems of all appointees for 2020–2021: $104,569.06

Member

Title

2020–21 Per Diem Payments

Lalit Aggarwal

Chair

$ 45,507.18

David Forestell

Vice-Chair

$ 20,669.13

Neil Desai

Member

$ 8,930.45

Cara Vaccarino

Member

$ 7,307.09

Douglas McLarty

Member

$ 5,179.98

Eric Anthony Williams

Member

$ 4,477.28

Elmer Buchanan

Member

$ 5,185.51

Kam Va Philip Leong

Member

$ 1,176.76

Heidi Reinhart

Member

$ 6,135.68

Total

$ 104,569.06

LALIT AGGARWAL

Chair (Part-time)

First Appointed to Board

June 2019

Term Expires

June 2024

DOUGLAS MCLARTY

Member (Part-time)
First Appointed
February 2020

Term Expires

February 2022

ELMER BUCHANAN

Member (Part-time)
First Appointed
July 2015

Term Expired

September 2020

CARA VACCARINO

Member (Part-time)
First Appointed
February 2020

Term Expires

February 2022

DAVE FORESTELL

Member (Part-time)

First Appointed

December 2018

Appointed Vice-Chair (Part-time)

June 2020

Term Expires

June 2024

ERIC ANTHONY CLEAR (TONY) WILLIAMS

Member (Part-time)
First Appointed
July 2015

Term Expired

July 2020

KAM VA PHILIP LEONG

Member (Part-time)

First Appointed

January 2019

Term Expired

January 2020

NEIL DESAI

Member (Part-time)

First Appointed

September 2020

Term Expires

September 2022

HEIDI REINHART

Member (Part-time)
First Appointed
October 2020
Term Expires

October 2022